On Saturday and Sunday we saw five or six turtles of various types – terrapins and water turtles – crossing the tarmac. Don’t know if it’s a turtle migration or if it’s mating season and they’re looking for love, but they are on the move right now. Beware of and “Fear the Turtle” while you’re riding.

Numa

I have seen a couple as well. I actually stopped and kicked one off the road the other day. People behind me were laughing. For some reason all I can picture is my front wheel hitting one of those things and it sliding like on ice.

Damn, I miss riding. My time has been spent between work and family. Ride time has really been cut short this summer. You guys take some good pics so I can live through you all!

Good advice, and spoken like someone familiar with sports and drinking in College Park, MD...

I am damn proud to be an alumnus of the University of Maryland and a survivor of the College Park party scene. My warning to "Fear the Turtle" was as much to protect my fellow Terps as it was to ensure your riding safety. Once a Terp, always a Terp!!!!

looks as it is going to be a sunday ride. we will meet at the Bessmer city exit, (exit 14 off 85 south at the BP beside the Bojangles at 9:00 for a breakfast, kickstands up at 9:30. Anyone intrested should be fine on a large dualsport,touring, or sport-touring style bike. looks like there will be a xr 1200 sporster, an fjr or two, a murader, a couple vstroms or two, a trumph, a bmw, a possible ktm a duke, a honda, and who knows what else. lookin forward to seeing everyone. I'll be there around 8:30 or so.